A lot of our customers are curious of who they are dealing with, just exactly who are we? We hope this page could shed some light of who we are, our Likes and our Passions.The popular questions we have been asked a lot are: Who is Annie Barton ? How did the name come to be ? Is Barton1972 and Annie Barton the same? Who are these guys?

Who is Annie Barton? Carmen and Victor are the Annie Barton; two photo enthusiasts coming together and started designing camera straps since the early 2010.

How did the names come to be? Carmen came up with the name “Annie” almost immediately during the brain storming session, and the word “Barton” followed instantly from Victor. The intention was to convey a soft and gentle side of a camera shop. And clearly the 1972 is a direct reflection of Victor’s true younger age. This is how Annie Barton was born.

Is Barton1972 and Annie Barton the same ?Yes and No. Annie Barton is the name of the shop, and Barton1972 is the name of the camera strap.

In December 2016, after more than 6 years, we had decided to stop the physical shop in order to convert the area into a private studio / office. Our core focus remains unchanged; to create new and original designs for the camera straps. Closing the shop retailing gives us more time to correct our past mistakes, to pursue our hobby in photography more intimately. It allows us to become active in the photo community by creating original contents for the social medias such as the Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, promoting not only camera straps but also photography as a hobby.

Barton1972the products

Technically speaking, we had started selling our camera straps at Ebay in 2009 under the name Barton1972. Ebay had taught us the importance of ecommerce; its good, its bad and anything in between. The experience from Ebay was a major awakening for both of us.

They met each other through the hobby in photography, and took the passion one step further by building a business in making unique leather camera straps. Now they are happily married and continue to forward their dream together.

Carmen and Victor had their trainings in sales marketing and investments. The only direct link to the camera strap business is the cameras they have along with their love for photography.

Carmen is a100% born and raised Hong Kong, while Victor is a bit of here and there; Victor was born in Burma, moved to HK when he was 4, graduated the high school in Canada, received his degrees from a University in California.

Annie Barton does the designing, we do the leather sourcing from all over the world, and we rely on the specialized team to craft the camera straps.